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William Schildroth, born November 16, 1899, was stationed at WSC from 1929-1933 as an officer for the ROTC program. Commander of the US Army 133rd Infantry Reg, 34th Infantry Div, he died near Mangona, Italy September 17, 1944.
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John Otto Roeder, born June 22, 1924, attended WSC from September 1942 to February 1943. He was part of the 10th Mountain Division (Ski Troops) and fought in Italy. He went missing on a night patrol and his date of death was recorded as April 16, 1945.
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William "Bill" Roberts, Jr., born August 8, 1918, attended WSC from 1937-1941 studying civil engineering. A fighter pilot in the 52nd fighting group, 5th fighters squadron, he was killed over Camino, Italy during a dogfight on February 19, 1944.
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William "Bill" Ritchie, born April 20, 1919, attended WSC from 1936-1939 as a Business Admin major. Part of the 563rd Bomb Squad of the 388th Bomb Group, he was a B-17 Bombardier. His plane went down after a bombing run over Hamburg, July 25, 1943. 
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Roy Clinton Kohler, born February 28, 1918, attended WSC for one semester in the fall of 1938. A Staff Sergeant in the US Army Air Force, he went missing-in-action in July 1944 over France. Believed to be a POW, his remains were never found. Digital Heritage
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Willard James Gress, born January 5, 1920, was a chemical engineering major at WSC until he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in December 1941. Assigned to the 415th Night Fighter Squadron, he died in a plane crash April 17, 1943 at RAF Tinwood, England.
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